صنع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of making, doing, or fabricating something. It extends to the skill or craft involved in such actions, as well as the resulting product. It can also denote acting towards someone or something, sometimes with a negative connotation, and in derived forms, refers to fortifications or a specific place in Yemen.

Derived headwords

صَنَعَverb

1.
verbal noun of your saying 'he did good to him'both
verbal noun of your saying 'he did good to him'
2.
he did good to himboth
he did good to him
3.
he did an ugly deed to himboth
he did an ugly deed to him

الصُّنْعnoun

1.
making, doingboth
The act of making or doing; the source noun for the verb 'to make'.
2.
deed, actionboth
A specific act or deed performed, which can be good or bad.

صنع إليه معروفا — he did him a favor

صنع به صنيعا قبيحا — he did him an ugly deed

الصِّنَاعَةnoun

1.
craft, industryboth
The skill or trade of a craftsman; the work of a maker.

الصناعة: حرفة الصانع، وعمله الصنعة — Industry: the craft of the artisan, and his work, the making.

الصُّنْعَةnoun

1.
making, craftsmanshipboth
The act of making or the result of making; craftsmanship.
2.
good condition (of a horse)classical
Specifically, the good condition and care of a horse.

وعمله الصنعة — and his work, the making.

صنعة الفرس أيضا: حسن القيام عليه — The 'sun'ah' of a horse also means good care of it.

صَنِيعadjective

1.
well-madeboth
Describing something that is well-made or skillfully produced.
2.
polished (sword)classical
Specifically referring to a polished or gleaming sword.

فهو فرس صنيع — so it is a well-trained horse.

وسيف صنيع، أي مجلو — and a polished sword, meaning gleaming.

صَنَّاعadjective

1.
skilled (with hands)both
A woman who is skillful and adept with her hands.

وامرأة صناع اليدين، أي حاذقة ماهرة بعمل اليدين — and a woman skilled with her hands, meaning adept and proficient in manual work.

وامرأتان صناعان — and two women skilled with their hands.

صُنْعnoun

1.
verbal noun of your saying 'he did good to him'both
verbal noun of your saying 'he did good to him'
2.
he did good to himboth
he did good to him
3.
he did an ugly deed to himboth
he did an ugly deed to him

ونسوة صنع، مثال قذال وقذل — and women 'sun' (skilled), like 'quthal' and 'quthal'.

صَانِعadjective

1.
artisan, makerboth
artisan, maker
2.
whoever bribes with money will not be ashamed to ask for a needboth
whoever bribes with money will not be ashamed to ask for a need

ورجل صنيع اليدين وصنع اليدين أيضا بكسر الصاد، أي صانع حاذق — and a man skilled with his hands, and also 'sun' al-yadayn' (with kasra on the sad), meaning a skilled craftsman.

ورجل صنع اليدين، بالتحريك — and a man 'sun' al-yadayn' (with haraka).

اصْطَنَعَverb

1.
he had a favor done for himboth
he had a favor done for him

واصطنعت عند فلان صنيعة — and I fabricated a story with so-and-so.

واصطنعت فلانا لنفسي، وهو صنيعتي، إذا اصطنعته وخرجته — and I adopted so-and-so for myself, and he is my protégé, if I adopted him and brought him up.

صَنِيعَةnoun

1.
his protégé, if he took him under his wing and trained himboth
his protégé, if he took him under his wing and trained him

واصطنعت عند فلان صنيعة — and I fabricated a story with so-and-so.

وهو صنيعتي، إذا اصطنعته وخرجته — and he is my protégé, if I adopted him and brought him up.

التَّصَنُّعnoun

1.
affectation, pretenseboth
The act of feigning or putting on a good demeanor; affectation.

والتصنع: تكلف حسن السمت — And affectation: striving for a good demeanor.

تَصَنَّعَverb

1.
affectation of good appearanceboth
affectation of good appearance

وتصنعت المرأة، إذا صنعت نفسها — And the woman affected herself, if she made herself appear so.

المُصَانَعَةnoun

1.
briberyboth
The act of giving or taking a bribe; bribery.

والمصانعة: الرشوة — And bribery: the bribe.

المَصْنَعَةnoun

1.
cistern, reservoirboth
A place, like a cistern, where rainwater is collected.

والمصنعة: كالحوض يجمع فيه ماء المطر، وكذلك المصنعة بضم النون — And the 'masna'ah': like a basin in which rainwater is collected, and likewise the 'masna'ah' (with damma on the noon).

المَصَانِعnoun

1.
fortresses, strongholdsclassical
Plural of 'masna'ah', referring to fortifications or strongholds.

والمصانع: الحصون — And the fortresses: the strongholds.

صَنْعَاءname

1.
the capital of Yemenboth
the capital of Yemen

وصنعاء ممدود: قصبة اليمن — And San'a' (extended): the capital of Yemen.

صَنْعَانِيّadjective

1.
San'ani (attributive noun), irregularboth
San'ani (attributive noun), irregular

والنسبة إليها صنعاني على غير قياس — and the relation to it is 'San'ani' not according to the usual rule.

Parallel reading

صنع إليه معروفا

he did him a favor

صنع به صنيعا قبيحا

he did him an ugly deed

الصناعة: حرفة الصانع، وعمله الصنعة

Industry: the craft of the artisan, and his work, the making.

صنعة الفرس أيضا: حسن القيام عليه

The 'sun'ah' of a horse also means good care of it.

فهو فرس صنيع

so it is a well-trained horse.

وسيف صنيع، أي مجلو

and a polished sword, meaning gleaming.

وامرأة صناع اليدين، أي حاذقة ماهرة بعمل اليدين

and a woman skilled with her hands, meaning adept and proficient in manual work.

ونسوة صنع، مثال قذال وقذل

and women 'sun' (skilled), like 'quthal' and 'quthal'.

ورجل صنيع اليدين وصنع اليدين أيضا بكسر الصاد، أي صانع حاذق

and a man skilled with his hands, and also 'sun' al-yadayn' (with kasra on the sad), meaning a skilled craftsman.

وعليهما مسرودتان قضاهما * داود أو صنع السوابغ تبع

And upon them were two coats of mail, made by David or by Tubba' of the well-made coats of mail.

واصطنعت عند فلان صنيعة

and I fabricated a story with so-and-so.

واصطنعت فلانا لنفسي، وهو صنيعتي، إذا اصطنعته وخرجته

and I adopted so-and-so for myself, and he is my protégé, if I adopted him and brought him up.

والتصنع: تكلف حسن السمت

And affectation: striving for a good demeanor.

وتصنعت المرأة، إذا صنعت نفسها

And the woman affected herself, if she made herself appear so.

والمصانعة: الرشوة

And bribery: the bribe.

والمصنعة: كالحوض يجمع فيه ماء المطر، وكذلك المصنعة بضم النون

And the 'masna'ah': like a basin in which rainwater is collected, and likewise the 'masna'ah' (with damma on the noon).

والمصانع: الحصون

And the fortresses: the strongholds.

وصنعاء ممدود: قصبة اليمن

And San'a' (extended): the capital of Yemen.